Lithuanian Out Loud 0026 Beg - Aš Lietuvis I am Lithuanian

In 2003, in front of international reporters, a Lithuanian ex-President said that he was as calm as a Belgian.  This caused quite a stir in Belgium.  This is a common saying in Lithuania but Belgians had no idea another nation thought of them as being calm.  What did they do to deserve this recognition for calmness?  Nobody knows.  By the way, the name Raminta also comes from the root word for “calm" in Lithuanian.  The next time you want to say you’re as cool as a cucumber…just say, “Aš ramus, kaip Belgas."  I’m as calm as a Belgian.

ramus                                   calm

note: in Lithuanian, names of nations are capitalized; nationalities are not.  Also, Lithuanians often drop the verb, "to be" or "būti."  You can say, "Ji yra Dovilė" - "She is Dovilė," or "Jis yra Andrius" - "He is Andrius."  But it's okay to say, "Ji Dovilė" or "Jis Andrius."

America                               Amerika

England                                Anglija

Lithuania                              Lietuva

Poland                                 Lenkija

Italy                                     Italija

Russia                                  Rusija

Japan                                   Japonija

Latvia                                   Latvija

males:

I’m American                       aš amerikietis

I’m English                          aš anglas

I’m Lithuanian                     aš lietuvis

I’m Polish                           aš lenkas

I’m Italian                          aš italas

I’m Russian                        aš rusas

I’m Japanese                      aš japonas

I’m Latvian                         aš latvis

females:

I’m American                      aš amerikietė

I’m English                         aš anglė

I’m Lithuanian                    aš lietuvė

I’m Polish                          aš lenkė

I’m Italian                         aš italė

I’m Russian                       aš rusė

I’m Japanese                     aš japonė

I’m Latvian                        aš latvė